Mechanical musical instrument



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R. W. PAIN. MECHANICAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.

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R. W. PAIN. s vMECHAlYICAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.

No. 322,554. Patented July 21, 1885.

UNITED STATES 'PATENT OFFICE.

noBnnrW-PAIN or Nnw YORK, N. Y.

MEcHANlCAL MUSICAL )Nei-.RUM ENT.

sPncrrIeArIoN forming para or :letters raient No. 322,554. aan-.d July21,1885.

I Appliontionfled Octoberllii, 3.884. (No model To all whom. it mayconcern: I Re it known that I, ROBERT W. PAIN, of New York, in theconntyand State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful 5'Improvement in Mechanical Musical Instruments, of which the following isa specication.

The improvement consists in novel means for rewinding the music-sheetfrom the takeup roller tothe music-roller.

I will describe a musical instrument embodying myimprovement and thenpoint out the improvement in claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is aside view of a mechanicalmusical instrument embodying lmy improvement,having one side portionthereof. Fig. 3 is a plan of a portion oithe same with certain parts vinanother position; and Fig. 4c is a plan view of a portion 2o thereof,illustrating a modification'.

ASimilar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

A designates the case ofthe instrument. may bemade in any suitableman-ner.

B designates one of a seriesof sound-producing devices, here shown indotted lines. Said devices. consist of reeds arranged in cells a. Thecells a communicate with a wind-chest, 0, under control of valves D. Thewind-chest communicates with an equalizer, E, with which are combinedbellows F. The bellows F may be of anysuitable construction. As hereshown they are suction-bellows. The equalizer E is, as usual, ofbellows-like construction. The valves D of the reed-cells are arrangedin the wind-chest U. Each valve consists of a lever, which may be madeof wood or analogous material, provided with a face of sheepskin or likesubstance, c, and fulcrumed near one end to a pin, b, It ispreferablyguided in its movements by a pin, d, extending through it. Aspring, e, holds it normally in positionl i to cut off communicationbetweenthe reedcell and the wind-chest, Each valve I) extends over apnenmatic motor, G, arranged in line with-itin the wind-chest. Thepneumatic motor consists of a strip of wood or like mate- I rialfastened by a lexibl'ematerial to the 11pper wall of the Windchest. Atone end vthe 5o strip of wood of the motor is fastened close strument.

to the wind-chest. The motor is similar to an ordinary organ-bellows,only very much smaller. Its strip of wood swings on one end, and henceiis-similar to a lever fulcrumed at one end. The valve D extends wellover the strip of Wood comprising the motor. From the pneumatic motorducts f extend tothe apex of a rest, H. A perforated music-sheet, I,travels over this rest H and controls the passage of air to the interiorof the motors.. When air is admitted to a pneumatic motor, the latter isexpanded,`and it then opens the valve D with which it acts. The passageof air from the motor `to the wind-chest is controlledby an opening, g.

1 J designates aimusic-roller, upon which the music-sneet' is woundpreparatoryto play: ing. A ange, h, on the music-roller .J serves toretain themusic-sheet in place on the roller. Thejournal h of themusic-rollerextends for some distance beyond the music-roller, and itsouter end is preferably shouldered to engage with a correspondingshoulder on the out- -wardly-extending end of a shaft, h2, on a 'pulley,K'. Said engagement is effected within bearings in a standard, h,.on aiixed portion of the instrument. By this means a clutchconnection iseffected between the musicroller and the pulley K. I may, however, useany other suitable form of clutch. The outer end of the shaft hZ may besupported in a bearing, h5, secured to the side of the casing. I have.shown a spring, t', on the standard by which the music roller is securedin place. By moving said spring outward the music-roller may be readilyremoved and inserted. The pulley K is provided-with a peripheri calgroove adapted to receive an endless band, L. y

M designates the take-up roller of the in- Said take-up roller isjournaled in a bearing, j,wh ich may be located in abracket vextendingfrom the wind-chest of the instrument, and may be secured to it byscrews'or 9 otherwise. A bearing (not shown in the draw- IOO y wheel isfast Flangesj on the ends of the take-up roller serve to retain themusic-shect in its proper. position on said roller. Contiguous to saidange j I have arranged a gearwvheel, 7c, upon the journal 7c ofthetake-up roller. Said gearon said journal, and meshes with agear-wheel or pinion, Z., mounted on a shaft, S, which, as shown, isjournaled in the saine bracket as that in which the bearingy` is arranged. A belt, S, passes around a pulley, S2, affixed to the said shaftS, and also around a pulley, S, mounted on a shaft, N. The shaft N hasat the end which is the nearer to the pulleyI S" a sleeve, Z. The outerportion of said sleeve extendsinto and through a bearing, Z', in abracket, m, affixed to the case A ofthe instrument. rlhus th'e sleevesupports one end of the lshaft N. A collar, fn, on said sleeve servesto, prevent movement of the shaft endwisein one direction. In the outerend of said sleeve is a notch, o. The notch o is adapted to receive apin, p, upon a shaft, O. rlhe pin p extends through the shaft O in a di-I'ect-ion at right angles to the axis of said shaft, and protrudes for aconsiderable distance upon each side of the shaft; but I may use twopins, one upon each side of the shaft, ifdesired. engaged from the notchof the sleeve by moving. the shaft O longitudinally.` NVhen said pin hasbeen moved into the notcho, it operates to form a clutch, whereby motionmaybe transmitted from the shaft O to the shaft N. The inner end of theshaft O is adapted to fit loosely in the outwardly-extending portion ofthe sleeve Z.

Obviously I may dispense with the sleeve Z', and in lieu thereof extendthe driving-shaft N into the bearing Z2 in the bracket m. In that eventthe form of the clutch may be varied for instance, as shown in'Fig. 4 ofthe drawlugs.

Mounted loosely upon the shaft O is a pulley, l). Upon the inner side ofsaid pulley are arranged pins q. These pins are 'arranged in suchposition upon the pulleyP that they will engage with theoutwardyextending ends of the pi'n p when the latter shall have beenmoved out of the notch o. The pulley Pis .grooved upon its periphery toreceive the endless band L. Pins r 1 on the bracket m and a bracket, R',extending from the case, prevent the pulley P being carried in thedirection of the length of the shaft O when the shaft O is n'shi ftedion gitudinally, andtherely prevent the pins q g from coming intoengagement with the pin p when thelatter is in engagement with the notcho. The outwardly-extending portion of the shaft O is journaled inbearings in the brack et R,aftixed to the case of theinstrument. The endof the said shaft is adapted to receive a crank, S5. As here shown,engagement is eected between said crank and shaft by means ofscrew-threads.

` U is a link which isvat one end pivotally connected to the bellows F,and has its other end in engagement with a crank, V, on the driving- Thepin maybe engaged with and disshaft. erate'd.

On the shaft O a grooved c ollar, W, is aflixed. A lever, VVQfulcrumedto a bracket, W, (shown as aiiixed to the case of theinstrument, has oneend forked to embrace the collar W`,and carries pins at such end,whiehengage with the groove of the pulley without interfering with itsrotation. l/Vhen the shaft Ois moved longitudinally,this lever willtherefore be rocked. The other end of the lever is connected toacamslide,\Vi,which,when the lever is rocked, acts upon and shifts alever, W, which impinges against thejournal llcofthe roller M. Aspring,V, bears against the opposite portion of the journal k. \Vhen the shaftO is moved outward, the lever \V will be so rocked as to shift thecam-slide inward. The cam-slide will then release the lever and thespring NV will force the roller M horizontally in Such direction thatthe gear-wheel It' will be separated from the pinion Z. \Vhen the shaftO is moved inward, thelever W" will be rocked so as to shift thecaurslide in such direction that it will actuate the lever XV* to shiftthe roller M, so that the gear-wheel k will engage with the pinion Z.

lVhen the instrument is to be operated, the pin p is brought intoengagement with the notch o in the sleeve Z by moving the shaft Oinward, as before explained. The crank S5 may then be operated to rotatethe shaft O and cause the music-sheet to be wound upon the takeuproller. The shaft N `will then also be operated. `vVhen, upon thccontrary, it is desired to rewind the musicsheet upon the music-roller,the shaft O is moved outwardly until the pin p is free from engagementwith the slot O. If, then, the shaft O be rotated, the pin p will bebrought into engagement with the .pins q q on the pulley l), the latterwill be caused to rotate," motion will be conveyed by means of the end`less band L to the pulley K, the music-roller J is caused to rotate, andthe music-sheet is thus rewound upon said music-roller. During thisoperation no motion will be imparted to the shaft N; hence the bellowswill remain idle.

It will be observed that the shaft O may be moved freely through thepulley I), and that the said shaft O is always rotated in the samedirection either to wind or rewind the m,usicsheet.

l do not limit mysell to the particular By this means the bellows maybeopform of clutch shown, nor to the identical means for operating thepulley I), as the same may obviously be varied. I may omit the collar W,lever W', and cam-slide W, and shift the lever VV by hand tto move theroller M. Then means will be used to retain the lever YV4 in position,or this lever willbe so constructed as to remain in any position intowhich it may be adjusted.

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Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,isv l. In a mechanical musical irthfument, the

:iary shaft adapted to be engaged With and disengaged from thedriving-shaft, a pulley mounted on said auxiliary shaft, a pulley on themusic-roller, a driving-belt, and a crank,

substantially as specified, whereby when the auxiliary shaft is inengagement with the driving-Shaft the crank may be rotated to unwind themusic-sheet from the music-roller7 and when the auxiliary shaft is outof engagement with the driving-shaft the crank may be rotated in thesame direction to rewind the music-sheet on the music-roller.

The combination of a roller, J, a roller, M, a driving-shaft forimparting motion to the roller M, a sleeve, Z, on the drivingshafthaving the notch o, a shaft, O, provided with a pin, p, a pulley, l?,provided with pins q q',

an endless bellaL7 and a pulley, K., substantially as specied. A

4. In a mechanical, musical instrument, the combination of amusic-roller, a take-up'roller, a shaft for imparting motion to saidtakeup roller and operating the bellows, and an auxiliary shaft adaptedto be engaged with the driving-shaft for the purpose of operating thetake-up roller and transmitting motion to the bellows, and disengagedfrom the bellows-operating shaft for the purpose of releasing the latterand operating the music-roller, substantially as specified.

ROBER' XV. PAIN.

Vitnesses:

T. J. KEANE, E. T. Rooi-In.

